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SRGC Shows and Events => SRGC Shows Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Maggi Young on April 22, 2016, 04:19:12 PM
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Scottish Rock Garden Club 47th annual Highland Plant Show in the Nairn Community Centre on Saturday 30 April
Show Secretary David Shaw told the 'Gurn from Nurn' - a local online blog (http://www.gurnnurn.com/): "The Scottish Rock Garden Club will hold its 47th annual Highland Plant Show in the Community Centre on Saturday 30 April. The show is organised by the local Highland Rock Garden Group and was originally staged in Inverness, at various venues, until the new Nairn Community Centre opened and has been at this venue ever since.
This is the first flower show of the year in the area and the largest show of its kind in the north of Scotland. It has proved increasingly popular with local people who come to admire some well grown examples of hardy perennial plants, bulbs and small shrubs. In addition to the show there is a large plant sales area with trade stands from Rumbling Bridge in Fife, Ardfearn at Bunchrew and Askival in Fort Augustus, all selling locally grown hardy plants. In addition there will be the Highland group’s members stand with an eclectic range of plants kindly donated by members. If you want to try to ‘grow your own, why not have a rake through the hundreds of packets of seeds available at a very low price. Soup, sandwiches, bakes, tea and coffee are provided by the sports club.
The plant sales area will open at 1030 and the show just as soon as the judges finish their judging which will be as soon after 12 noon as possible.
Why not come along and enjoy your Saturday with us and then spend Sunday planting out your purchases?"
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News from Carol Shaw in Nairn : Hall all set up this afternoon now the happy folk are staging their plants ready for judging tomorrow. The three nurseries are Ardfearn, Rumbling Bridge and Askival Alpines along with what looks like an exciting club stall... From experience I know the quality of the cakes is good so do come along!
Enjoy!!
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Just received from David Shaw - news and photo of the Forrest Medal Plant at Nairn show - a lovely plant of Benthamiella patagonica grown by Francis and Margaret Higgins from Berriedale - Well done!!
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I'm told they also had some other very good plants, including a beautiful pan of Pleiones - you may remember that they have done rather well at Perth , too....
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=14238.msg355881#msg355881 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=14238.msg355881#msg355881)
Great to see the Higgins and their fine plants supporting the shows!
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We had a fantastic Show and members and visitors really enjoyed themselves! Stan da Prato cake-walked Section I to gain the Highland Trophy for most points, the Askival Trophy for Best Bulb Tulipa linifolia and the Grouse Trophy for Best Ericaceous Plant Rhododendron racemosum. Francis and Margaret Higgins not only won the Forrest Medal but also the Weir Shield for Best Plant in Show from a Highland or Moray with the same plant and a Certificate of Merit for their Erigeron aureus Canary Bird. Whilst Graeme Butler of Rumbling Bridge Nursery was awarded the Culloden Cup for his Primula x pubescens Rumbling Bridge. Tina Finch received the Dunbarney Salver for her beautifully grown plant of Primula scotica, which impressed the judges so much they also awarded it a Certificate of Merit, she also received a Certificate of Merit for her Ranunculus amplexicaulis.
In Section II Colinne Souter was presented with the George Rosslyn Shirras Tankard for most points. Whilst Sue Mackintosh to the prize for Best Plant from a First Time Exhibitor with her Lewisia cotyledion hybrid.
The judges were impressed with the standard of plants on the bench and, considering we only had 17 exhibitors the Hall looked very floriferous!
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As Carol has so promptly detailed the trophy winners all I have to do is add a few snaps! first the happy couple with their plant then their merit cert and then Graeme's primula named after his nursery.
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awards in Section 2 which is particularly strong at the Nairn show
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By dint of bringing a lot of plants I received the trophy for most open points -the card is against the small six pan - as well as two others
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Congratulations to all the winners and indeed every exhibitor at the show - and especially to Sue Mackintosh for the prize for Best Plant from a First Time Exhibitor with her Lewisia cotyledon hybrid. :) 8)
David and Carol Shaw must have really enjoyed their supper this evening in the reflection of a good day!
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Thanks to all involved with the show and for the pictures and notes here. Obviously a great display and it's good (for me) to see that spring will be coming eventually.To think that many years ago I had seed of the Benthemiella from a Flores and Watson collection - in the days when we were alllowed to have such things - but to my lasting sadness, none germinated. A super plant.
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a look round the benches omitting plants already shown
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Really good show and the cakes oh meant to say the plants were lovely. Thanks everyone for making it a nice day out. Weather was lovely. Home with more plants that I no space for but that's another great thing about these shows so much little treasures that you must have.
See you all next year, it's always a lovely drive in such a wonderful part of the country. Also thanks Roma for keeping me company , bet you were glad of a quiet time when you got home. I think I talk to much. ::)
Angie :)
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the miniature gardens are also in the open section but 3 of the 4 entries were from section 2 growers
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Two views of the well filled section 2 benches then round the benches starting with class 71 as class 70 has been shown earlier
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now onto the second side
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moving on to finish section 2
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There is a cut flower section not limited to SRGC members. The winning daffodils are a historic variety from the Brodie collection in NE Scotland
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Really good show and the cakes were lovely. ::)
Angie :)
...... the photo shows Angela pretending to have one small cake while Roma demonstrates the size of the plate she has just emptied.
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Finally time to drive home stopping for a look at the Cairngorms resplendent in fresh snow
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Stan - once again you have gone above and beyond the call of duty for the Club - not only do you contribute so many good plants to the show - which you've drive half way round the country but you have also, in super quick time, managed to get all these great photos to us to give us the experience of seeing the show plants and all the folks enjoying the real event. Thank you!
The Nairn Community Centre is a very good venue for the show - not hard to find, parking in the area, great cake and a hall with natural light and plenty space to stroll around in comfort- no wonder Show Secretaries David and Carol Shaw look so happy - they and their team must be very pleased with their work!
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Stan , I have to agree what Maggi has just said even though you always seem to catch me out with a cake or two or three ;D seriously you put so much effort into the SRGC shows. I know everyone enjoys seeing the pictures and it must be such a bonus for those that can't manage to visit the shows.
Angie :)
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I'm a bit late joining this party, but we only got home late last night. What a very enjoyable day we had on Saturday. The sun shone, the venue is superb, baking first class which lubricated the social natter all day, excellent plants on the benches and some choice plants to be had from the nursery and club stalls (even if we don't have room for them!) One exhibitor's plants stood out for me for the quality of presentation of very well-grown plants, and I was glad to see that Tina Finch's efforts were rewarded when it came to prize giving. I'm just going to share a few portraits to highlight those plants that really caught my eye.
On the way over to Nairn we had a wintry walk above Loch Ness.
Stan's Rhododendron racemosum.
Helichrysum arwae from Nick Boss.
Anemone x lipsiensis
Anemone pavonina from Graeme B.
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Clematis marmoraria
Doodia 'Rough Ruby'
Calochortus tolmiei which I think was shown by Cathy and Barry Caudwell.
Roma's Cheilanthus eatonii is still looking good, even before the new fronds are through.
Lithophragma parviflorum - an interesting and pretty little Saxifragaceae.
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Narcissus 'Red Hackle' is one for those who love the elegance of the old cultivars.
Viola jooi - similar to, but distinct from Jean Wylie's V. hancockii shown in Edinburgh (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=14186.msg355442#msg355442).
Androsace sarmentosa ' Chumbyi' nicely presented against dark stone chips.
Oxalis 'Waverley Hybrid' demonstrates the standard of Tina's plants on the benches.
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Sandy Leven has sent his report on the Forrest Medal plant at Nairn 30/4/16 :
http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/ForrestNairn2016.pdf (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/ForrestNairn2016.pdf)
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Stan , I have to agree what Maggi has just said even though you always seem to catch me out with a cake or two or three ;D seriously you put so much effort into the SRGC shows. I know everyone enjoys seeing the pictures and it must be such a bonus for those that can't manage to visit the shows.
Angie :)
Thing about Stan is that photography is hungry work, so he knows about two or three cakes himself, Angie! Just as well, we need reports on the cakes just as much as on the plants
- Way to go, Snapper Stan, the Man!
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Some photos from Alaskan visitor to the Nairn Show- Clay Koplin - who has been visiting us here for a couple of days. He really enjoyed his visit to this SRGC show .....
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Sandy Leven and David Shaw
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Nairn - the show hall as it opens
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John Owen of Askival - with Tina Finch helping
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Clay's personal favourite - Primula scotica
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A general favourite - Lewisia tweedyi
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David and Carol Shaw - Show Secretaries.
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Award presentations...
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Sandy Leven has now sent his Nairn Show report .... see it HERE (http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/NairnShow2016.pdf) :)
Enjoy!
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Yet another brilliant Show and thanks for that. Thanks too for the excellent article about Benthem and Hooker. Such things make our plants a real part of the history of the world rather than just something nice for our gardens.